Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Warming; heating.
- noun That which warms or heats; in medicine, a substance which excites a sensation of warmth in the part to which it is applied, as mustard, pepper, etc.; a superficial stimulant.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A substance that excites warmth in the parts to which it is applied, as mustard.
- adjective rare Making warm; heating.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective obsolete having
heating orwarming effects - noun obsolete A medical
agent orsubstance which produces a feeling of warmth when applied to the body.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body
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Examples
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The animal experimented upon to be supplied daily with a weighed quantity of food, the composition and calefacient value of which had been accurately determined.
The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock Charles Alexander Cameron 1875
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The gases, vapors, and liquid and solid egesta thrown off from its body to be collected, analysed, and the calefacient [15] value of the combustible portion of them to be determined.
The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock Charles Alexander Cameron 1875
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These figures show the relative calefacient, or heat-producing powers of the different foods named _outside_ the body; but there is some doubt as to their having the same relative values when burned _within_ the body.
The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock Charles Alexander Cameron 1875
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Ammianus Marcellinus, Hunni semicruda cujusvis Pecoris carne vescuntur, quasi inter femora sua & equorum terga subsertam, calefacient brevi.
Hudibras Samuel Butler 1646
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